The agreement on the free movement of persons enables citizens from Switzerland and the EU member states to freely choose their place of work and place of domicile within the territories of the contracting parties

Switzerland and the EU are endeavouring to develop international standards in the field of tax policy: The agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information (AEOI) and the agreement on the fight against fraud are significant milestones in this area of cooperation

In a referendum held by the British government in 2016, 51.9% of British voters voted in favour of leaving the EU. Because relations between Switzerland and the EU are largely covered by the bilateral agreements concluded between Switzerland and the EU, Brexit also has consequences for Switzerland.

The EU is Switzerland’s most important partner by far and effective cooperation is therefore vitally important and is governed by bilateral agreements. The Directorate for European Affairs (DEA) is the Swiss Confederation’s competence centre for dealing with European issues